Gas prices ease as Norway’s government steps in to stop strikes from offshore workers July 6, 2022 Gas prices have dropped across Europe after the Norwegian government stepped in to end strike action from offshore workers.
Pound still at lowest level since start of pandemic amid government chaos July 6, 2022 The British pound is at its lowest level since the start of the Covid pandemic in March 2020 as the UK government faces a political crisis. The pound has slid 0.6% today to $1.1883 as a wave of ministers resigned from Boris Johnson’s government. Sterling initially dropped more than a cent to below $1.20 for [...]
Crypto market risk profile similar to oil prices and technology stocks, Coinbase says July 6, 2022 Crypto risk profiles are like those in oil prices and tech stocks, according to crypto exchange Coinbase. “The market expects crypto assets to become more and more intertwined with the rest of the financial system, and thus to be exposed to the same macro-economic forces that move the world economy,” Coinbase Institute Chief Economist Cesare [...]
The Very Group hires ex-Walmart executive as CEO amid £4bn IPO rumours July 6, 2022 The Very Group has snapped up the former president and CEO of Walmart Japan Lionel Desclée to run the online retail giant as it mulls a £4bn float. Desclée will join the company on 19 September, as current CEO Henry Birch will step down after four and a half years overseeing the firm. Very Group [...]
Rising mortgage costs already eating into a third of annual income, research finds July 6, 2022 The rising cost of a mortgage is already eating into nearly a third of homeowners’ annual income, according to new research, casting even more concern over looming rates rises. UK households are this year facing a historic cost of living squeeze, which is expected to prompt the Bank of England to hike interest and mortgage [...]
Bank of England will sign off steeper rate hike if inflation persists, chief economist warns July 6, 2022 The Bank of England will ramp up the pace of its tightening cycle if inflation continues to motor ahead, its chief wonk said today. Speaking at the London and Qatar centre for global banking and finance conference at Kings College, Huw Pill, chief economist at the Bank, said its latest forward guidance reflects “my willingness [...]
Topps Tiles’ commercial business to climb into profitability next year July 6, 2022 The UK’s largest tile retailer, Topps Tiles, has said its historically loss-making commercial business will climb into profitability next year, as it continues to navigate falling consumer confidence, supply chain challenges and historic levels of inflation. “We remain confident that the business will break even in the second half of the year and then move [...]
Consumer confidence plunges to Covid lockdown lows as households’ financial worries spiral July 6, 2022 Consumer confidence in the economy has plunged to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic as Sainsbury’s top boss warned the worst was yet to come. According to Which? research published today, only eight per cent of consumers felt the UK economy would improve over the next 12 months. However, nearly eight in [...]
Universities follow perverse incentive models out of touch with the labour market July 6, 2022 THE days tick by to the summer ritual of the announcement of A-level results. Yet panic is already spreading among those wanting to start university in the autumn. The number of applicants has risen by 5 per cent this year, according to the university admissions service (UCAS). In addition, many universities are cutting back the [...]
UK’s cost of living crisis has created ‘perfect conditions for fraud to flourish,’ new report says July 6, 2022 The UK’s cost of living crisis is creating the “ideal environment for fraudulent activity,” a new report from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) has warned. Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, and the UK’s cost-of-living crunch are creating the “perfect conditions for fraud to flourish,” the report says, as it calls on businesses to [...]